Charged ... Charged Again

[Wimblees]

In a message dated 98-05-11 20:02:17 EDT, you write:

>Real quick.
>1] Customer goes to dealer, is pressured to buy well-used console before
>she felt she had explored all options, including what she can "live with"
>for piano's shortcomings and faults.
>2] Shortly after delivery, action starts to feel weird, some keys hardly
>playing anymore.
>3] Dealer's terms -- As Is, No Exchanges Or Refunds (Clearance Sale).
>
>The piano was full of plastic parts from the 40s and 50s, the kind that are
>crumbling now.  By fluke alone, none of the flanges had started breaking,
>but the backchecks were rapidly disintegrating.
>
>


On the one hand, the dealer sold the piano "as is". He has the right to keep
his word. On the other hand, a reputable dealer shoudn't be selling a piano in
this condition. 

On the one hand, the customer should have had the piano inspected before she
bought it. If she can't resist a pushy salesman, its no one's fault but her's.
On the other hand, she knew the piano was sold "as is".

Sounds like a draw to me. 

Willem Blees RPT
St. Louis